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Sunday, November 02, 2008 3:16 PM

The Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Step By Step Install Guide

Provided here is a step by step installation guide for you to upgrade your ConfigMgr 2007 site as well as some notes and tips to ensure that the upgrade process initiates and completes successfully. 1...
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Sunday, October 12, 2008 3:18 PM

Upgrading Your ConfigMgr 2007 SQL 2005 Database Backend To SQL 2008 Post Configuration

Provided here you will find the Post SQL 2005 to SQL 2008 upgrade configuration tasks that need to be completed when performing a ConfigMgr 2007 database backend upgrade when your databases are not showing...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008 3:51 PM

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Software Updates Synchronization SuperFlow

Microsoft recently orovided the user community with their first release of the SuperFlow for Configuration Manager. A SuperFlow is a way of understanding the flow the products do certain processes and...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:57 AM

Client Remediation SQL Query

This SQL query will allow you to locate those machines that are in need of remediation for your site(s). The script is in many ways similar to the process that the client health tool uses in that it checks...
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Sunday, March 30, 2008 7:40 AM

Client Health Solutions Blog Post

Client health monitoring is not new to SMS or ConFigMgr however Microsoft has provided us with tools to ease this responsibility. There is the SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool as well as other means...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:53 PM

Client Health Status Message Information

Here you will find a list of all of the specific Client Health Status Messages arranged by their ID number. Message ID 0 Message: The SMS Client Health Service is stopped. The service needs to be running...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007 1:50 PM

SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool ChService Log File Ping Test Failed Error

When running the SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool you may find that after you select Ping clients you may see the following error message “Ping Test Failed” in the Program Files\Microsoft...
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Sunday, December 23, 2007 9:01 AM

SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring And ConfigMgr 2007

The SMS Client Health Monitoring tool which was originally available as an add-on tool for Microsoft SMS 2003 Service Pack (SP) 1 is a great tool for locating SMS clients that are healthy and is particularly...
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Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:24 AM

SQL Query To Find Unhealthy Machines In The SMS Client Health Database

This SQL query will list all of the resources that are marked as Unhealthy as determined by the SMS client Health Utility. SQL Query: Select Distinct Name 'Machine Name' , LastUser 'Last Logged...
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Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:24 AM

Creating Additional Spreadsheets For Client Health Using The SMS Client Health Pivot Table Report

Here you will find a quick guide on how to create additional spreadsheets for the SMS Client Health Pivot Table Report. Using the SMS Client Health Pivot Table Report can be further extended to allow you...
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Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:13 AM

SMS Client Health Log Files

Just as SMS creates Log files for your SMS servers and clients the SMS Client Health utility also creates log files as you would expect. The SMS Client Health utility creates two log files the ChServics...
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Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:00 PM

Merging Client Health Data And SMS Data SQL Query

This simple little SQL query will show you how to gather information from both the SMS database as well as the Client health database. This script assumes that the Client Health database resides in the...
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Sunday, November 25, 2007 6:48 AM

Reviewing Unhealthy SMS Clients With The SMS Client Health Pivot Table Report

Here you will find a quick guide that will allow you to check on unhealthy clients as reported by the Microsoft SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool In order to ensure that you are reviewing the latest...
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Sunday, November 18, 2007 8:40 AM

Manually Refreshing The SMS Client Health Pivot Table Report

Here you will find information on how to manually refresh the SMS Client Health Pivot Table Report. 1. From the Programs group select “Microsoft SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool” . Then...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:56 PM

SMS Client Health Tool Error Messages

Listed here are a few of the SMS Client Health utility Info Tab Errors that may be generated when using the tool. The SMS Client Health Service could not verify and synchronize with the SMS database. The...
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Sunday, November 04, 2007 3:54 PM

Formatted SQL Query For The Client Health ClientHealthResults Table

Here you will find an example of a formatted SQL query for the Client Health ClientHealthResults database table. SQL Query: Select ResourceID , Name 'Machine Name' , Guid , Sitecode 'Site Code'...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:32 AM

Creating A SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool Web Report

Here you will find information on how to create an SMS Web Report for the Client Health Monitoring Tool database. Note: This assumes that you have the SMS client health monitoring tool installed in your...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:25 PM

Why You should Use The SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool

The SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool allows you to keep an eye on your SMS client health by using an automated process to do the work for you. This allows you more free time to perform other maintenance...
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Sunday, October 14, 2007 2:37 PM

VBS Script To Create A Basic Client Health Report And Send To Excel

This VBS script will allow you to enter your SMS server name and your Client Health Database name from a series of input dialog boxes and return Client Health Information to an Excel spreadsheet. The script...
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Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:19 AM

Manually Updating SMS Client Health

Here you will find how to force the SMS Client Health service to initiate a new client assessment to update its database. If you need to manually initiate an SMS Client Health assessment prior to a large...
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Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:20 AM

Uninstalling The SMS Client Health Tools

Here you will find information on how to remove the SMS Client Health Tools from your SMS Site Server(s). 1. From the add and remove programs in the control panel select “Microsoft SMS 2003 Client...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:52 AM

Customizing The Client Health Client Health Summary Report

Here you will find how to make very basic customizations to the Client Health Client Health Summary Report webpage to reflect your sites name and site code. 1. Open the ClientHealthSum.Html file located...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007 3:59 PM

Configuring The Client Health Excel Client Health Pivot Table Report

Here you will find how to configure the Client Health Excel Client Health Pivot Table Report for Client Health in a step by step manner. 1. Open Program Files “Microsoft SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring...
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Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:41 AM

The SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool Initial Configuration Step By Step Guide

Previously we discussed how to install the Client Health utility in the post entitled The SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool Installation Step By Step Guide found on the link at the end of this post...
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Sunday, August 26, 2007 11:49 AM

The SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool Installation Step By Step Guide

Here you will find a step by step guide to installing the SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool. In order to install the SMS Client Health Monitoring Tool you of course need to download the SMS2003ClientHealthTool...
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